The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-30 00:00:00

_, ;~ /~' /1~~~ e, a ~_ •.• - L•L'r - • • •1, St.'n , qi•IT:. • ..1• 1' tur ' * L" ., P7O- 7 'ruritC4( • , 1 .1 / 4.71,1/7NS-1' -40 11- • . (-4 , • .1 , ii 2 "l 1 35)',.. 14 1 e 0 • • DROITI, -NEW c: 0 R • V• -. ..E1;t7 . fz : , -;--)ke\ THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAP i • ----' 4: - .el ,‘ i 4l 7' —...........------- I , f),:1...ii!. 4 :•' - ' ~. .;4 4, el r-i Yesterday, on the inVitation of t '4116e. Week'f;. t :'/?; the Telegraph Construction and Main '''' : l - t rit,,inr . g{q pany, a select assemblage of gentlemen nie t siet ' ' L z ia&' ' 4 It t._ c company's Gana Percha Works, Wharf-roa City, S r road, to view the process of the manufacture of the 'l4 , Atlantic telegraph cable now in progress there. A large circle of invitations had been issued, and [ amongst the gentlemen present were the Marquis of Tweddale, the Hon. Mr. Everts, Mr. Bright, M.P., Professor Wheatstone, Mr. C. Edwards, Mr. Ed ward Cropper, Mr. Cyrus Field, Mr. J'. Pender, M.P., chairman of the company, Mr. Shuter, the secre• tary, and a number of other gentlemen. The Visitors were introduced to the• large room in which the Atlantic cable is being manufactured, and witnessed the various processes through which it passes; and a contrast between the capabi !tiles of the old Atlantic cable of 1858 and the new one of 1864 may not be without interest. In the old cable the conductor was a copper strand, consisting of seven wires, six laid round one, and co n:dating ofseven weighing lb7lb p er naut i cal mile; in the new cable the conductor is a co pp er strand, wires, six laid round o ne , an d weighing 3 00ib per Mintical mile, emb e dd e d f or sol i d i ty in Chatterton's compound. Insulator in th e o ld ca b le, gutta percha laid on in three coverin gs , a n d weighing 261 1 b per knot ; in the new, gutta percha four layers of which are laid on alternately with four thin layers of Chatterton's compound. The weight of the entire insulation 4001 b per nautical mile. Externslprotec. tion4n the old cable-18 strands of charcoal iron 'wire, each composed of seven wires (six laid round one), laid spirally round the core, which latter was previously padded with a sewing of hemp saturated with a tar mixture. The separate wires were each 22i guage, the strand complete was No. 14 guage. In the new—ten solid wires of the guage 685 (No. 13 guage) drawn from Webster and 11orsfail's homogenous iron;each wise surrounded separately with five strands of Manilla yarn, saturated with apieservatire compound, and the whole laid spirally around the core, which lat ter is padded with ordinary hempitaturateci with a preservative mixture. The weight in air of the old "cabli was 20 cwt. per nautical mile; and of the new 351 cwt. per: nautical mile. Weight in water of, the old cable -13.4 cwt. per nautical mile, er equal to 4.85 times its weight in water per knot,. filet, is to say it would bear its own weight in a little less than five mile depth of water; of the new 14'61i. per, nautical mile, or equal to eleven times it weight 'ire water per knot; that is to - say it will bear its own -weight in eleven miles depth of water. Breaking strain- in the old cable, 3 tons,s:cnsct. ; in the new, 7 tons 15 cwt. The deepest water in both c ases to b s encountered is 2,400 lathoins. The contrect w strain . of the old cabl e was equal to 4.8 . 5 tim e s, its eight per nautical mile in water; the contract strain o f th e new , . ._._...._ .___ is equal to eleven times its weight per • nautical mile in water. It will be thus seen that great im provements hate been made in the nett cable. The various processes pf Miiiinfacture were watched with much interest by t the gentlemen assemilled,.filem the tearing, up of:the.raw material, iteliediressiVrough the boiling house, the masticators, and so cm, until it comes to be applied to the wires, and after going through a series of coatings, is passed on to be exam mined and tested. The test is 5001 b. to the square inch, and the cable is manufactiated in lengths of 2',500 yards, which are joined together when, tana-i pleted by a splice . Similar' to that 'need in joini ng fishing rods. The spike having been -effected, theia arc two coatings of, wire overlapped which Etiii - coated with gutta percha to the sige of the cable ; After: passing throUgh all these various processett die cable is then sent,down to Greenwich; where at the krforks of the compiny (late l Glass and Ellie,tes.); the outer covering is, completed, and. the, 'cable rendered ready for use. The manipulations to which the wires were subjec ted, :in prepFatiort - fq the covering, also attracted marked attention, and, after carefully inspecting the whole Riocesi of Manufac ture in connection with the cable, the Visitors were shown over the extensive works if the company, where gutta percha was being manufa ctured into allalitSag4-eantailtalvlear-tiele-ef-ttte-atid art; - The visitors were highly delighted, and expressed their appreciation of all they had seen, and their thanks to Mr. Chatterton, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Shuter, the secretary, for the intelligence, courtesy, and kind ness which tied marked their conduct to the numcr. one party present. liINAHAITS LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, This celebrated Old 'nisi" WHISKY rivals the finest Y. F RENCH BTLANDY, It h Pure, - Mild, Mellow, Delicious, Sold in B•attles, 35. Bd., at t} 1Q Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the • d• or prmeipa 'cowns in Eng an wholesale and very Wholesome. at 8, GREAT W 'ANDMILL-STREET, W. 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Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. •- - TETF, WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, .tc.. is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. The Duke of Somerset, the First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee on Thursday afternoon at t he Admiralty,White hall, at which the following officers were present—Admiral Si: W. H. Johnstone, Rear Admiral Kellett, Rear Admiral Hall, Rear Admiral Hutton, Rear Admiral Denham, Capt. H. F. WKillop, Capt. Mark R. Peachell, Capt. G. A. C. Brooker, Capt. W. Graham, Capt. R. Harris, Capt.'A. N. Lyons, Capt. John B. Commerell, Commander H. L. Round, Oommander G. Smythe, Commander T. G. Drake, Commander J. Bu.keley, Commander J. N. Norman, Commander R. P. Cater, Commander E. Hardy, Com mander (3. J. Wrey, Commander P. IL Smith, Lient. W. D. D. Selby., Lieut. C. C. Robinson, Lieut. B. Sharpe, Lieut. G, Parsons, Dr. Q. M'Cormick (Deputy Inspector), and Dr. Hugh Jameson (Staff Burg.) Her Itujeetre screw steam line-of-battle ship Bombay, 67 guns, 400 horse power, Captain Colin A. Campbell, re cently commissioned at Chatham fur the flag of Rear- Admiral the Ilon. C. G. J. B. Elliott, 0.13., the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the south-eastern coast of America station, arrived at Sheerness on Monday last, and was taken the next, day to the measured mile off Maplin Sands, for her final trial previous to proceeding to sea. The officers present at the trial were Captain W. K. llall, C. 8., of the Steam Reserve, who had command of the vessel during the trial, and Captain C. A. Campbell, Tho engines were in charge of Mr R. J. Ray, chief engineer of the ship, and under the superintendence of Mr W. Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr W. Baker, chief en gineer, c i ath re. Hu am Dockyard. The constructors of the en , ginetie 6. 4 :' m,pb.riys, Ten,nant i and Co., were rem, ; suites] .r Al(rey, s'flaring the trial the engines worked Est ,adorily and witisout any het,,haaringe s iau4t#6 boilers yielded a go . od supply a steam iithout prftlittro The draught . of water was 20ft Sin Forward and 241 aft; The pressure of steam was 201 b;. vacttum, 261; reyalutions . of engines, 70, and the average sp ee d a t full,boilite t power one, six runs at the mile was 10.157 knots. Two runs were' made at half-boiler power, giving it result of 7.33 . 0 knoli per hour. The Bombay is in every respect fit for sea, hav ing shipped her powder and shell and had her compasses adjusted since her trial. She will be inspected on . Monday next, and will proceed on Tuesdiy to Plymouth'en route to her destination. VURNI 111R.E, CARPETS, BEDDING, end JU FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prices. 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ANovel By CECIL HOME. 0• This company Is the busin ess ~. jog• Est established PßOSt'E Fo T r li th S e . purpose of acquiring i and connections of ex sting , provincial Bank tbons ablishments and of carrying on , generally, the opera . of Country Banking on the Joint!srockpri ciple a _T:e , ayes are now pending for tile purchase of some private . ~ .._ai i L, Joint-stock country establishments, which Will form the , •' dull powers of a large and flourishing bank; . and, for that purpose, 4 FilPowers for the increase of capital have been taken in the Articles of Asscriation,. - ' - • i ltis not proposed , to gla o• do any bankinusinesS in. London; but n addition to acqUifino• the goodwill and business con tedious of crusting banks, - i is intended to open b ranches irf•Lr.rt and iPt a ial_citl e s and towns where, owing to the i n cr ease c Wealth population, a satisfactory business can b e este.- ' . . blial l e"a. ~. `.l2he recent amalgamation of tw.) of the largest private lbailks in London with jo.i.it• stock establishme-ts, following alizher combinations of a similar nature , and th e continuous advance in the price of banking shares generally, afford con :, • ' tlusive evidence of the advantages of the p tinci p le of joint , atotk association in banking business. . ff the system cf bankingcarried on by public companies is admitted - to be to advantageous In London, where the pri ' • 'rate establiahmants are generally large and wealthy, it can . atot be a matter of doubt that the principle is still more.ap ~. Jlicable to the country; where the resources,..and credit of 'lravate firms are much more limited. The•inerease,alsO, of ..,trade in the cettiqrygenera ly has crea ed a. demand for fur . del' banking. accommodation, while it is only in the metro , OHS that the requirements of the mercantile community a,ye been adequately considered. , ..,__ -4 -he Shares of the three Banks in London consti'uted for witillar otject s are now quoted as follows;viz. : -- . .. . Paid. Present Prices. '' The NationalTrovincial ........ £ l2 ' .. .C 44 - - The London and County .... 20 •. • 65 1 The Provincial Bank i,f Ireland-25 . • v 3 In further ill u stration of the profitab le character of the 'Justness of the forty-one Joint-Stock Banks established dur ing the past three years, it will be found on inspection of the _official list that; out of that number , the shares of alt but 4 1t ' 0 are saleable at a considerable adv ance on their paid-up Capital. 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Bolton, 12th Regi ment, are about to prooeedto Portsmouth in order to carry ,out a series of , important official experiments with , their systems of flashing Signela at extreme ranges. Captain . Bolton's system has been already adopted in i,hs army, and Commander Colomb's system is about to bo adoptt in the navy. The object aimed at in the forthcoming experiments is the combinations or both systems for naval and Military purposes, and more especially: with , reference to coast defence. t J~ A.. f London: Ward a, ckLoek, 158, Fleet-street. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. . , •This Day, price 25., tancy cover, • A T E HaA •M.I L T 0 N. An Autobiography of I Gay Life and a "Love" Career. rinit , rin with tivibove, price 2s each, • 1. SKITTr•Es. 3. LEFT HER HOME. 2. ANONYMA. , 4. FANNY WHITE. WOMEN OF LOND N; 21:13d. )illustrated. • London: George Vickers, Angel•purt, Strand. _ _ • In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish, ment, supported by, the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Min Nelly Power, Sir. T. Maelagan, G. W. Jester, &e. - Estthlished 1809. FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS of every de scription transacted at moderate rates. The usual commission allowed on Ship and Foreign In surances. Insurers In this Company will receive the full benefit of any reduction in Duty. CAPITAL £2,000,C00 ANNUAL 'NOME ACCUMULATED FUND £2,233,07 London—llead Offices-58, Threadneedle-street, E. '. 4, New Bank-bulidings, Lothbury.• West-end Offices Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Baloony, ls. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Continued Success of the NEW CIRQUE, aaknow 'edged to be the best ever prodttced In England. FRANCIS LOISSET, Dlrevor, the greatest horse trainer'in the world. EVERY EVP:NING at Half-past seven,' and MORNING PERFORMANCES WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two o'clock. f• ' NEW WORE BY MARLES k. C In D'Entilly Partd, uniforriwi the Original:Editions of ,' Pickwick." "DORI 'opperfiefk" &o. .On Saturdaypr , l 3th, will li Published Part I. price Is., • of ~. . , OUR ICUTU L FRI:END, Byl CHA RIX . t ,. DICKENS.'. To be Cotnpleted in:T , , y Monthly rapts. With Iliti§trations b NAUcus STONE. . ' London: Chapman and lall, 193, Pic:adilly. ItrERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. - Co. John Swindell, Esq (Swindell and Matthews`, . William Patrick 'Adam, Esq , e„ Blair Adam, Mineinz-lane Kinross. • T HE HUMBER IRON-WORKS and ‘ SHIP. BUILDING COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1802. • THE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, AND THE CREDIT MOBILIER, LIMITED, Are prepared to receive applications for the capital. of THE HUMBER IRON-WORKS aril SHIP-BUIL LANG COM PANY. . Capital V,000,c.00, in 20,000 shares of 4:10 each, of which, 11,0 0 have been already subs Jibed. • Deposit on application l per share, and 44 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5 per share, and at intervaiii 'of not less than three months. It is not 'contemplated to call up more than k l 2 10'. , per . share ; any further capital that may be required will be raised by the i sue of new shdres, a preference being to the holders of existing Shales. DIRECTORS. E. W. Waikin, Esq., Direcieir of the (lieat Westime Comp Ont, and .President of the ,Grand Trunk Bailey Compaq r of Canada, Chairman. D. J. Bate* Esq. (Pane... Premed!, and Co.), Great Yenaietk ter-stret r . H ar l e s'reet. E. H. D' igdor, Esq.. 5, Upper y- . Captain Heath, C.B.,Austin Grange, Dorking. John LuMsden, Esq., Mayor of Huh. (Brown!ow, Lifinsdeni and Co.), Shipowners. Hull. Capt. J. 1 , Marryat, (Joseph Marryat and Sons ~ Lawrence Pountany-!ane. • W. L. libley, Esq.lDireotoro! the Mercantile and Exchange, Bank, Limited. " J. Morrish, Esq., Director of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank,,thnited.; • W. 11. toss, Esq,, Aldermal, Bull. Christop Sin son, Esq., Directof'of(the Hull Dock CoM now, Ar a yal :AsmAitrAPirroalia:44x4d-9 J - Lnitis rr. Tboximion. Esq. (Julia H. Thompson and Co., Shipowners), Lead nhali-street. MANAGING DIRECTOR, HULL. Martin Samuelson, Esq., 31.1.C.E. CONSULTING ENGINEER , George Hinton Bovlll, Esq , Duke-street, Westminster. CONSULTING MARINE ENGINEER. Charles Atherton, Esq., Whitehall. late chief engineer at Royal Dockyard, Woolwich. BANKERS. ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets prepared.—Financial operations organised and Banking" fa• cilities arranged.—Cash Advance% made on Trade Stock, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and .Sales effected.— The Agency of Provincial and Foretn Firms undertaken. ' ' Address, Messrs. BANKES oft Co., Accountants, 20. Devereux-court, Strand, London,lW.C. By advises received through a private channel from St. Petersburg we learn that another;' and the last manufac tured, of the monster steel guns uow being supplied tc the Russian Government by M:Krppp, for the armament of the Cronstadt and Sweaborg fortresses, has burst on the firing of its eleventh trial charge. The 11-inch platea i for these forts are being manufactured by the firm of John Brown, and Co., Atlas Works, The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty D. Smytlytutg. to the Archer; D. Aubin, assist-choir euperntimarary, to the Duncan ; Mr A. P. Lakeman,..nomiNtted toy naval cadetship; C. R. Maberley, B. H, Key, and ,Lieu!. G. T. Boyes, to the Excellent. shire. Heury Thurburn; Esq , 5, Queen sborough• terrace. James Wylie, EVl:(Gladstone, Wylie, and Co.), Calcutta. UNDERWRITER. J. J. Choisy, Esq. BANKERS. London...... The A , lianee Bank, Lothbury. Yhe Consolidated Bank, Eenchurch-street. ft Liverpool... .The Allance Bank. Manchester.. The Alliance Bank. The Consol.dated Bank. SOLICITORS. Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane. TEMPORARY OFFIrIES. 10, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street. NE* NOVELS itY N. P. BRADDON. On May I . oi, at all Librarlts, in 3 Vols. post Sm.. E N, , E. Y . 0) N - B A R. By the kiither of 'ilLadsAudley's Seoref,': * 4 * Subscriber§ to VTeulkink. Libraries should gite imme- diate orderig.tor this, worX to insure early copies. London: John Max*ell and C0.,132, Fleet-street. MADAME TUSSA GALLERY; establish Baker-street ►'S HISTORICAL 2d years at the Bazaar, _ _ RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lineal and Presi dent Davin; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV/and his Queen Joan. in magnificent oostumee of the period (1399); and is the Chamber of Physiognomy is a fall -length model of Geb; Victor Townley, ' Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, le. extra rooms, ed.' . -- pIii:VAIIVEr 'oNiCORPtiSENCE. , . BecointiEdiVn, Oareiney re*ed, price le., ' c 0 it , ''.l • V .1L E N C .. E; t il Its Dimiflittio and Cure i withdat Injury to Health, ti Remarki upox e vAriogs Araladits which maybe pro duced br too greittip ity. By ;Jo tt tr IbIARVEY; Pli.o: ' 'Smith arid oii.,-6i i Long-acre; and;all. bookaellerill. - • r • THE ARMY. 'rho Duko of Cambridge, Field•MarshalVommandinOi Chief of the Army, went dowxf to Woolwich yesterday and inspected the garrison. Messrs. Green's ship the Renown, Captain Hight,• from Calcutta and Madras, passed' Falmouth on Thursday night, having on board eight officers and 192 men of the Bth Regiment of Hussars. She proceeded for Spithead, after landing a passenger and mail. MARINE DEPARTMENT. The Directors will be prepared after MONDAY, the 2d May, to accept PROPOSALS for MARINE RISKS of every description. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill►street, Piccadilly, • IS OPEN EVERY EVRNING. FIRE AND LIFE. Arrangen2ents are in active progress for COMMENCING BUSINESS in these departments, and immediate notice will be given on the.r completion. frtHE NIZAM they.I)ECCAN'S Magnificent j. cliysuz,:coDgLAßß4,tor INDIA, being one of flyeirmily mitnufactuted (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12"fokt Itaiknieter, is uow on show. together:with a• great varletyVf rartand ex4tilaite sOcimena of workman ship the famonaZ marb'es, also in glass, amongs g t7hich arealesigna:in enpavinge taken from *, yariqy of the Most delicalt table glattl; *Oh elaborately *gavel oi nanienta- Vona fresembling the *nest lade work. The altarpiece) in cryst.l, has now been e ddc 1. y. J. DEFRIES and.is( 3 S Crystal Gallery Egyptian Ha',l. •If 1 curing the evenitur an unparalleled, repertoire,of Datum Music, Seleotbns and Overturets, is petormed by' the mile- Vated Argylißand, forty in number. $ $, • • Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admltision is. • • ' Miniver, A GRENET. •. t•,. ... .. `~ _ ; t . EASTERN EXCHANGE BANK (Limited), LIVERPOOL. Incorporated, with Limited Liability, under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £2,000,000, in 100,e00 Shares of £2O each. First Issue 50,000 Shares. Deposit on Application of £t per Share. Further payment on Allotment, £2 per Share. First Call, not exceeding not less than One Month after Allotment. Further Calls not exceeding £2los. per Share, at intervals of - A less than Three Months. 41A, MA BDOX-STIINET, REGENT-SIAtEET, W. TIIE LO fl) •Df ANA.TOMICAV MUSEUM. ()pen daily, fr , 10 till 10. Wliire" may be seen the Astees ; Bushman, Wi!,,e; Julia Xastrana And Infant; Eng and Shang,ll2 l2,4 3 ,a nniez2gALlA!' dipzask of 11rosialimaA6atunfr ',sync 14, ; • -iro Irish Agriculture and _ Emigration. tatistics for 1863, ..--A.....w.,.,.., 't-L'YviltiVlicit7-4;Vit7;474:7(Wriir for intirlig-room and Library. Moderator Lamps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. ppisd, — i:46() years old. A Qentlemen only). me (loi J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Room, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian II dl, Piccadilly. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any 11_ one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indizestlon, or illiousnes., take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Tuft* world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at ls. I d. rnd'2s. Id. ; or free by pit for 14 or 33 stamps from Page 1). Woodcock, Chemist I,llcoln. DEFRIES and SONS' CRYS CAL CHAN • • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and other registered De ins for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India; Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Orders for Glass, China, and Earthenware promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham ; City :now Rooms and Manutactory, 147,1Ioundsditch ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. BED .ROOM CANDLES. . , 'INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPAITY, Limited. Ibtosrporated under the Joint-stock Companies Act, 1862. • _ 'clapital £4,000,000, in 80,000 Shares of £5O each, with power to increase. 21 First iss ue 40,000. Shares, of which 30,000 tel. Tee are Already subssaribed: 31 on applieation and £4 ofliteta:neut. - - ' Airs Excellency Senor M. Jos-) de Salamanca, c r `, l ris and Madrid. ru William Latham Bailey, Esq . (Messrs. Bailtst "rothers and Co.), Liverpool. -€ Sir John Gray, Director of the Land Securities Company. Robert Simpson, Esq. (Messrs. Fredk. Levick and Co.), Cwm Celyn Iron Works, and London. P. S. Fletcher, Esq. (Messrs. Alexander, Fl e t c her, and Co.) S. L. Koe, Esq., Bowling Iron Company, Bradford. Samuel Gibson Jetty, Esq., M.P., Belfast. Bavier (Messrs. S. and B. Bavier, Bankers), Switzer land. Ti. Jules Levita, Advocate to the Austrian Legation, Paris. Wm. Evans, Esq., Gresham House, Director of the Dub lin and Drogheda Railway. D. J. Hoare, Esq., Director of the Bank of Hindusn. George P. Kitson, Esq., King's Arms-yard, Director of the Continental Bank Corporation. 11. Alerts Hankey, Esq., 25, Old Broad•strect. BANKERS. The Bank of London. In Paris—The Continental Bank Corporation (limited), 18, Rue de is Chausee D'Antin. In Marseilles—The ciontinental Bank Corporation (lim.), 9, Rue des Arcades. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and H ardwick, GS, Aldermanbury. 13110KERS. Messrs. Seymr)ur and Co., Bank-chambers, Thrograorton street. OFFICES. 9, King's Arms-yard. SECRETARY (FRO TEM.) Frederick Wilkins, Esp. The Company is formed as an auxiliary to the great Financial Associations recentl y established. It is not the province o f these Institutions, to carry out 1110 public works contemplated in the conressiona they ob tain. They are therefore compelled tr J seek the co-opera tion of contractors whose capital ar,d position offer an un deniable guarantee for the cow:tiletion of the works, thus relieving the financial as! oc4 .ations of that responsibility. The constantly increafe. a g scale on which public works of all kinds are carried o' - , 4 and the immense capital involved, place them beyond 'die reach of individual contractors un less supported b; joint-stock enterprise. This ...,ompuy has, therefore, been formed far the pur pose of undertaking the execution of great public works, and arrangements have been entered into with well known contractors, by which contracts to the amount of £11,000,000 sterling Will be turned over to the Company. Among other contracts handed over to the Company is that for the construction of the European Central Railway, agile,' has been secured on favourable terms, and will be cooinuenced forthwith. The active services of an eminent Contractor, whose busi ness has been secured, will be retained to execut e e work on terms highly advantageous to th e Company, he rheaning a large interest in the Company by receiving payment for the transfer of his contracts in Shares with £5 only credited thereon. It is well known that many undertakings of great com mercial value have hitherto remained in abeyance for want of Contractors who can command the necessary resources to ensure their completion. This Company, combining the in fluence of a large subscribed capital, extensive financial co operations at home and abroad, with administrative experi ence and ability, will secure such an amount of confidence on the part of governme nts, p ublic bodies, and the great financial institutions, as will enable it to command an ex teu6ve business on favourable terms. a ti on , may be obtained Prospectuse s, with forms of applic at the Offices of the Company, also from the Brokers, Soli citors, and Bankers. In the event of no allotment being ma de the deposits wi ll be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposits will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, return ed to the applicant. THE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPANY (Limited). FORK OF APPL ATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the International Contract Company G en t7emen,—Having paid to imited your the Bank of London, the sum of L Bankers, , being a deposit of LI per share on shares in the above C0'1113 41 1 , quest that you will allot me that niunDer a I hereby re nd I agree to accept such shares, or any less number you TOY allot me ; and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment,- to sign thete Articles of Association of then ompany when required ; I authorise you to insert my me on the Register of Mem bers for the number of Usual shares Signature allotted to me. Name in full ........................ Residence Profession Date ........... .. T HE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that o m the . SHABE LIST of the International Contract Cmpany (Ld wi DAY, SATU II R be cLOSED for the Unite d Kingdom 'VHS DAY, the 30th instant. F. WILKINS, Secretary, pro tem, 9, King's Arms-yard, April 30, 1864. ORNA MENTS for the Drawing - room , Librar y , and Dining-room, consisting of a new and ekegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweight®, &0., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, ES TE Derbyshire Spar, ine&o. Impor ted and manufacture d by JAMNNANT, M ralogist to her Nittiesty, 149, Stand. W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, IMNERA.LS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MLNERALOGY, CON cHoLoGY, aid GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. RACTiCAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. OG it; 4i via by 70. TENNANT, at 119, SI r:;t4 , l, W. C. It is not intended to call up more than 0 . nom - 1)4 4 ' Thomas M. Dun, E , oq. (Thomas Manning, and Co.), Liver pl. Thomas Chilton, Esq. (Holderness and Clinton), Liverpool. Edward Comber, Esq. (Edward Comber and Co.), Liver pool ; Comber, Son, and Co., B .mbay. R o b e rt virom, Esq. (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.) , Liverpoo! ; Dirom, Hunter, and Co., Bombay. Chas. Edward Dixon, Esq., Liverpool (Dixon Brothers and Co., Alexandria). Willi a m James Fernie, Esq. (Fernie Brothers and Co.), Liverpool. (Browne, Hunter, and Co.) , Liverp ool. P a t r ick Hunter, Esq. Edward Lawrence, Esq. (Edward Lawrence and Co.), Liver p 00l ; Lawrence and Co., Bombay. Andrew Ma colmson Esq. (J. and D. Nalcoimam and Co.), Liverpool. BANKERS. Liverpool The National Bank of Liverpool. London The National Bank. Ireland The ranches of the National Bank. Manchester .• Union Bank of Manchester. Lee is London and Northern B Glasgow Mercantile and Exchange Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Lace, Banner, Gill and Lace, Liverpool. BROKERS. LIM* Oa —Messrs. Thomas Tinley andel Sons. London.—Albert Ricardo, E q., n. M a nchester. —Messrs. Shore and Kirk, 1. ,1 ' " dt. Ann ii•square. SECRETARY. A. E. Belly' .lsq. TEMPOR -itY OFFICES. 17, Brown's-bur d i ngs , Exchangr, Liverpool. PROSPECTUS. The East- en Exchange Bank (Limited), is formed to supply a want - • diat' which has been long felt, and its.value will be imme ...,5 recognised. Although Liverpool enjoys an immense export and import trade, and is the port through which the valuable manufac tures t Lancashire and Yorkslure p SS, it hns not a single Bank connected w,th the Mediterranean. the East Indies, China, or Australia. The exports of British and Irish produce andd manufactures to the above countries for the year med to about forty millions, and by fax the greater p or tion was shipped from Liverpool, whilst the produce received in return into Liverpool was of ava ue or upwards of sixty millions, making a total of one hundred millions sterling. Whilst London has upwards of fifty Banks, with branches in different countries, estab lished for the purpose of g every facility in Exchange transactions, th In ere iverpool, con is no Bank of this description, with is head-quarters L nected with the East. Tne profitable nature of Exchange business is we I known, and the practice which has become so general of attaching Bills of Lading to Bills of Exchange renders this the safest description of Banking business. Some evidence of the safety and profitable character of the business is afforded by the present values of the undermen tioned Banks, whose chief sources of profits are in Oonneotion with Exchange operations, Paid up Present per Share. Price. Agra and United Service Bank £5O £145 Chartered Mercantile Bank of London, India, and China Oriental Bank Corporation Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China •••. Bank of Australasia 4O ...... 74 I iiperial Ottoman Bank lO 2l Bank of New South Wales 2O 57 The Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited), will have its head quarters in Liverpool. Branch Banks will be farmed, in the first instance, at Alexandria, Bombay, Calcutta, China, and Australia, and as the business develops, at other places. The Directors of the Eastern Exchange Bank will make arrangements for London business, constituting a first-class London Banking Agency on mutually advantageous terms. 'I he business of the Bank will chiefly consist in negotiating mercantile bills of exchange, granting drafts, in negotiating and collecting bi is payable at places where the Bank has Branches or Agencies. It will issue circular notes and let ters of credit, will undertake the purchase and sale of secu rities, the receipt of dividends, and effect remittances between the several places, inc:uding London, at which its Agencies and Branches will be established. The Bank is founded under "The Companies Act, 1R62," whereby the respective liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of his Shares. There will be no fee f i)r promotion; the remuneration of the Directors will be fixed by the Shareholders at each annual meeting ; and the preliminary expenses will be con fin 'd to indispensable outlay. The Articles of Association lie at the Office of the Solicitors for inspection. Applications for Shares must be accompanied with a Banker's Receipt for £1 per Share. In case the amount 80 paid should exceed £3 per Share on the number of Shares allotted, the surplus will bpaide returned ; ter all but it it should f short, thealance must be within. s even days at notice of allotment, or in default, the allot ment will be cancelled and the deposit forfeited. If no allotment be made the deposit will be returned in full. Applications for Shares may be sent through the Solicitors or Brokers of the Company, from whom Forms of Application may be had. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. EASTERN EXCHANGE BANK (LIMITED). First Issue 50,0: 0 shares. To the Directors of the Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited). Gentlemen, --Having paid to the bankers of the above named Company the sum ot £ said hereby request that you will alot me shares in the Company, and I agree to accept such shares or any smaller number that may be al lotted to me, and to become a member of the Company; and I authorise you to place my name on the register of mem ber s in respect of the shares to be a'lotted io me, and I agree to be bound by all the conditions and regulations contained in the memorandum and articles of association of the Com ny. I further authorise you to forward by post to my ad dr.ss as below, the certificate for any shares which may De allotted to me. 1884. Dated this day of Name in full Firm (if any) Business or profession Place of business Residence MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Adlress—Born and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine TOT C. 3, Ccorge rambrrwell-park. London. Bank of London. Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Limited. Mercantile and Exchange Bank, Limited, London, Liver pool, and Glasgow. Messrs. Samuel Smith Brothers and Co., Hull. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. BROKERS. Memirs. Robins and Barba, Threadneedle - street. UMPORARY OFFICES. At the Offices the Mercantile Credit Association, Limited, 21. Threadneedle-street Arta the Credit Mobilier, Limited, 9, Lombard-street SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Arthur Dossor, Esq. The Company has been formed for purchasing and ex tending the well-known iron ship-building establishment of Mews. Martin Samuelson and Co., of HulL The capabilities of these works are u nsurpassed by any in the kingdom —they occupy 11 acres of ground, with water frontage to the river Humber and river Hull, having a depth of water of 30 feet. The present iron i-hip-building power of the establishment is equal to the construction of 20,00 J tons per annum, at which rate the works are now being carried on. Messrs. Samuelson and Company have orders on hand for ships ex ceeding 20,001 tons ; other large orders are offered, and it is proposed to take 11 acres of land adjoining the present yard, and which Messrs. Samuelson and Company, ave secured, so as to extend the works to meet the large daily increasing profitable demand for ships, and to erect rolling mills for the manufacture of the iron required for ship building, as well as for all kinds of railway and engineering works. In addition to the engineering works, foundry, and ship buildiag yards, there is a patent slip for repairing ships of the largest class. This is a highly profitable part 01 the busi nese. The demand for the use of this patent slip has been such that it has never been unemployed since Messrs. Samuel s n and Company constructed it at a considerable cost some years ago. The situation of this establishment gives it special advan tages over others of a like character. The pri a of ship-build ing labour is lower at Hull than in any of the iron ship building ports of the kingdom; it is in the great iron district of Yorkshire; coat is cheap, railways run into the works, and connect them with all parts of England. Freights are very moderate from Hull, and the large timber trade of Hull offers advantages for the purchase of the timber, which is used in large quantities, on highly advantageous con ditions. Two thousand workmen are now employed at the works. The present orders in hand for ships, engines, and general engineering work amount to above £300,000, all at very remu nerative prices. Reports made by some of the most eminent engineers who have examined the works, and who are specially acquainted with this branch of manufacture, show that after making large allowances-30 per cent. off the capabilities of the worts, the trade will, with the Judicious management and employment of the capital, ret r dividend of 20 per cent. and upwards to the shareholders, and if the works continue to be fully employed, a much larger amount. The teems oft urchase are high l y advantageous ; the plant and machinery, buildings, freehold and leasehold premises, together with al the stock of materials, are to ba taken at the valuation of two engineers, one named by the Company and the other by the vendors, with an umpire in the usual way. The goodwill of the business, including the profit on works In hand is to be paid tor at one year's pur chase of the net m , ilts, but on an average of three years' working. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned in fu 1. Should a less number of shares be al'otted than is applied for. the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Prospectuses and Forms of Appliaatlou for Shares may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, 21, Threadneedle-street, and 63, Lombard-street, and of the Brokers and Solicitors. April, 18Cai. • FOR/11 OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. - To the Directors of the Humber Iron-works and Ship-build ing Company (Limited). _. ._ Gentlemen, - Having paid to your bankers, , the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such Shares, or any less number you may allot to me; and I agree to p .y the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of Shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date T HE HUMBER IRON WORKS AND SHIP BUILDING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED on TUESD ,Y next, the 3d May, at f ur o'clock, for London, and WEDNESDAY, the 4th May, at 12 o'clock, for Country applications. By order of the Board, ARTHUR DOSSOR, Secretary pro. ton. London, 21, Threadneedle-street, April 30,1564. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing' remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, kc. Sold in rots. is. lid., 2s. od., 1 s., and 225. e ich. Also his PATHAN. ANTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times w ithout confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, is. lid., 25. 9d., 48. 6d., I is., and 225. each. SOld wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridnort, by th., London houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors iv the United King Toni and Colonies. COFFEE -HOUSES.-Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE an obi-established BUSINESS, near St. Paul's. Coffee-room, bar, kitchen, and six rooms above. Rent £33, Lease 16 years. Trade .£l2 per week. Price 414', Also the following:—Southwark, £'7s ; Oxford-street (near), LiOt , ; is 'Won, :EGO Shoreditch, £2OO, &c, Offices, 1, Little Carter-lane, Bt. TEETH, —Mr. ESK ELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they a-c quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining . Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and mnsultations Iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-otrec t, W 39. Botnett'e-hill. Bir ' Ininzhata, "pRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sohite boxes Is, and is. etch, are recommende I as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," soldin boxes 2s. each. Thicker cmdies intended for those whowill not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in ptckets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Social candle ticks to fit thin candles. Is. and 2s. 6d. each • reducing sockets, making them flt any candlesticks, 2d. each: TOILET SOAPS.' Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Btimont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Campltor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SIIERWOODOLIC " Priee's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves an 1 removes had irm any Chemist, fu grease and other st4ins. cansuled bottles, lettered I Perfumed, in capsuled bot - Pric3's Patent," from 6d. ties, Od. and Is. emelt. upwardk Impure Glycerine has beet sold -n the state ment Rat it Is "equal to Prices," Retail throuz Wholesale by Pries s Patent Lond L any Grocer. Codle Company (Umitcd), don. ALBANY LOBBY. The "Third House" at the State capital comprises non of genius. The lobby is always large, active, rampant, and cadaverous, They hover around the hotels and legislative halls like a pack of half-starved wolves around the carcass of one of their victims, snarling here and biting there. One of their modes of operation is to watch the Bills referred to the committees, and before they are taken up for considera tion get some person to go to some of the members of the committee with a story that there is a big thing in such and such a Bill, and it had better be laid over for informa tion. This done, the committee, not wishing to act without fu'l information on Bills to which suspicion can be attached, postpones action. The lobbyman immediately manages to throw himself in the way of the friends of the Bill, and, after preliminary proceedings, in which he ascertains how much the friends of the measure want it passed, ho offers to get it reported for a given sum, and members of the Legislature sometimes assist the lobbymen, knowing what it is for, and with the agreement to divide. It is but just to state that the members are much oftener made tools of than they are participators knowingly in the transaction. When Bills come up in committee of the whole, " the Lobby" manage to get some member to raise the cry of "big thing," and get it progressed, eo that they can have time to manipulate it and make their arrangements with the advocates of the Bill. Should they fail in committee of the whole, then they attack it on its third reading, and endeavour to have it lost by failing to have a constitutional vote, and have, of course, a Motion made to reconsider, and that laid on the table. The lobbyman, often a person who could not influ ence One member if bis object was known, manages to have it known to the friends of the Bill that he was the man who defeated the Bill. Of course, ho is waited upon to ascertain what the trouble is. If the person eo waited upon is in dined to pay any money for the 01, this lobbyman shows him the list of yeas and nays on the final passage of the Bill, and marks the list of those ha the nejative, with to amount that those members will have to be paid to get them to vote for the bill, or at least a sufficient number to enable it to receive a constitutional vote, and then adds to th, lBo respective sums his fees for attending to the business and securing the members. The bargain is then struck, and the bill passed. Several members have been thus sold, end gotten the reputation of "being on the make," when, in nine cases out of every ten, not ono of the members knows anything about the transaction, or gets any of the money secured by the lobbymen. There are instances, however, in every Legislature, where members inside act with lobby men and receive their share of the funds; but the number since the famous Session of 1860 has been very few and far between. It is often that honest men are made dupes of in this peculiar mode of the lobby to ruin members, and Lt the same lime to feather their own nests.—New York litrald. THE DANO-GERMAN WAR. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—According to advices received by the agents at this port, the Senate of Bremen has been informed by the Danish Government that the commanders of Danish war vessels have been instructed not to molest any of the German steamers carrying the United States' mails, This decision is principally owing to representa tions made at Copenhagen by the Government of the United States. The steamers of the North German Lloyd, as well as those of the Hamburg-American Com pany, may therefore continue to run to and from Bremen and Haohurg respectively witlAnt fear of being interfered wlth. A parliamentary return just issued, prepared in the office of the Irish Register General, reports u decrease in the extent of land under tillage in 1863, as compared with 1862, of 91,950 acres. Th do crease in cereals was 143,531 acres. An increase is set down, on the other hand, for potatoes (9,002 acres), turnips and mangold wurzel (32,703 acres), and cabbage (3,582 acres). Meadow also increased 7,714 acres. The important increase, however, was, as the public know already, in flax, which was 64,029 acres in excess of 1862. Along with these facts,it should also be borne in mind that the acre able yield in 1863 was better in all crops, with the exception of hay, the decrease in which was not to a serious amount. In the total produce of cereals, for example, despite the decrease in the acreage devoted to them, there was an advance of 1,803,541 quarters upon 1862. Potatoes, likewise, with an increased acreage of only 6,300, produced 1,217,547 tons more than the previous year. The increase in turnips 390,990 tons. There was a considerable increase in the yield of flax, 18,388 tons. The late harvest was, therefore, a tolerably favourable one —a marked improvement upon that of 1862. It is impossible to say how much greater a total acreage of flax may be calculated upon for this year, but there is no reason to doubt that there will be a very considerable increase in the land under that crop, as compared even with 1863. The increase, however, will not, we fear, be anything like as large as sanguine persons have predicted, and as the public attention lately given to the sub ject may have induced many to suppose. The farmers of Munster and Connaught have special difficulties to contend with in the cultivation of flax crop. A table published in the report, for example, reminds us that of the 1,087 acutching mills in Ireland, Ulster contains no less than 1,060. There are but three in all the province of Con naught, only nine in Munster, and 12 in Leinster. This return, however, is of a date so far back as June last, and since then some progress itas cer tainly been made in the erection of mills in various parts of the country. Turning to the emigration statistics for 1863 we find that the total of 117,820 persons who left Ireland, not intending to return, was an inorease, as compared with 1882, of 45,000 or more than a half more. This emigration seems to have been of males and females in the normal proportion. The largest proportion of it was from Munster, 54,870; against 15,020 from Leinster and 17,815 from Connaught. From Ulster, though the most prosperous province, 22,497 went forth last year. There was in fact increased activity in Ulster in 1863 ; so that this section of the emigration is not to be accounted for by asserting prevalence of poverty. Nor does the tenant right of Ulster serve to keep the people at home, as it should do if the theory of the agitators were well founded. The population, apparently, whose natural disposition most inclines them to try new fields of effort in dis tant countries, in preference to the slower growth of iidustrial success at home, are the quick, enter. prising southerners. In 1862, as in 1863, the emigration from Munster was much more than double that of Ulster, which also then, as now, showed the nest highest total. In this connection it will be instructive to state that in the interval since 1851 the total emigration from Ireland being 1,431,125, considerably over a third of that number (541,135) comes under the heading emigration from Munster, whilst that from Ulster stands next (394,200). It appears, too, that during last year the port from wh;ch the greatest number sailed was Queenstown —including Cork with it, 40,864 took their depar ture from thence; the next most favourite ports being Dublin, Belfast, and Londonderry. The lis appearance almost of the third and fourth class of ports from the emigration lista probably indicates that the emigrants are generally of a better class, being able to remove themselves and their families to distant places of embarkation, and to pay a rate of passage money proportionate to the increased comfort now afforded by the shipping firms. It is believed that up to the present the emigration fur 1864 has been in excess of the same period of 1863, but that no authenticated statistics for the p ast three piuutith r,r i-,t tut, 'pr)• (From the illustrated _London News.) The will of the Rev. Joseph Arkwright, 8.A., of Mark Hall, near Harlow, Essex, and Norman. ton Tue‘ille, near llinchley, Leicestershire, was proved in the London Court of Probate, on the ith inst., by his son, Loftus Wigram Arkwright, Esq., the sole executor. The personalty was sworn under £400,000. The testator was formerly Vicar of Latton, Essex, and Rector of Thurlaston, Lei cester, which livings were in his patronage. He married, in 1819, Anne, daughter of Sir R.Wigram, Bart., and leaves a large family. He attained the age of seventy-three, having executed his will June, 18G3, and died last February. Liberal legacies are bequeathed to his sons and daughters. To his eldest son, Robert, in addition to his inheritance, there is bequeathed an annuity of £3,000 to be paid out of the personal estate. To his son Julius £l,OOO a year, charged on the real estate in Essex. To each of his daughters an annuity of £3OO. The residue of his personal estate he has bequeathed to his son, Loftus 1V igram Arkwright, Esq. The will of George Garry Lempriere, Esq., of Pelham-place, Alton, Southampton, was proved in. London, on the 4th inst., by the relict, the surviving executrix. The personalty in this country was sworn under £30,000. The will bears date 1850, and a codicil 1855. The testator has devised his estates in Hampshire to his son Algernon. His personal and funded property in Eng land, France, Russia, and America he leaves to his wife and children. To his wifo a life interest in a certain portion of the funded property, which, upon her decease, is bequeathed to his daughters, leaving the residue to hie son Algernon. The will of Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Kennedy Clarke-Kennedy, K.C.8., K.H., of Knockgrey, near Carsphairn, N,13.; Lansdowne. terrace, Cheltenham; and Oxford-terrace, Hyde park, was proved in London, by his son, Colonel John Clark-Kennedy, C. 8., the surviving executor. The gallant General attained to the age of 82; was Aide-de•Camp to the Queen, 1841-54; served, in the Peninsula, at Waterloo, and the Cape of Good Hopo. He assumea the additional name of Kennedy in 1839, on acquiring the property left to him by his aunt, Mary K en• nedy, which he has now bequeathed to his son, the colonel. To his daughter, Charlotte Kennedy, he leaves a moiety of the residue of his Personal property, and divides the other m o i e t y b etween his Jane son Alexander and daughter Mary Purvis. The will is dated 1841, to which are appended four codicils. RE-DIRECTED LETTERS, &C. --O n the sth of May, and thenceforward, all letters, book packets, and packets of patterns, re-directed from one place to another in the United Kingdom, excepting such as are re. directed by an officer of the Post -office to an address which is within the same tree d e li very as the original address, a re to be charged with r e -di rected postage. U n d er t hi s rule, not only letters, &c, re - directed from ono postal district to another, but also letters, re-directed from one place to another in the same postal district, provided these places be not in the same free delivery, will be chargeable with the re- directed rate. Tho whole of the London postal dis trict, wi.ieb, includes all places within the twelve mile circle, will, fur the purposes of this regulation, be consi dered to ba in ono and the same free delivery. This rule will not, of course, interfere with the soldier's and sailor's privilege. —By command of the Postmaster-General. Ge. neral Post-office, 30th April, 1864. GARIBALDI AS A LINGUIST.—It is said General Garibaldi speaks about 14 different languages. B e i ng a0“,(1 the other day to write something for a little boy's crap book, he instantly composed some verses in Greek. The writer of this letter has seen him within the last few d a ys compose verses iu ancient and modern Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian, always at the request of different friends. English is the last language he hey acquired, haviug learned it in America in 1840 and 1851, THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCiE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stows, Steaks, Soups, F►sh, Game, /to. Prepared only by the proprietors, Tnos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, Dalston, London, N.E. THE BENEFACTOIt OF THE;SKINI IWOLLARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfect health: they are also an effectual remedy in coring local and cut meous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, aczording to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. PRI zE MEI) A L. _-INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &C., To the Qucen and the Plllloe of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuokers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, to my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Tatted Wicks, patented.. 2s, 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • ,s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .• •• SO .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. • . Is. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Holton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufaotory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the use of the Altar Islington.—Two Eight-roomed noted. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL, by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, May 17. 1884, at 12 for 1 o'clock, in two lots, the de dritble HOUSES, Nos. 3 and 5, Elmore-street, Lower - road. Islington, each conta inin g eight rcoms and vrashhoitse, frith gardens. May be viewed by cards from the Atioticnieef only , and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at the plincipal Inns in the neig hbourhood; at the Au c tion Mart; and at the Auctioneer's Office, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Barnet —A Pair of Semi-detached Villas._ MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL, by AUCTION, at the Mart, On TllgStlAt, May 17,1864, at 12 for 1 o'clock, in two lots, theoonvenient Freehold Soften roomed COTTAGES, Nos. 1 and 2, Lancaster-road, New Barnet, within two minutes' wAlk of a static) a and half an hour's ride from town. Let to respectable yearly tenants at £44 per annum, but possession of one may be had. May be viewed by permission of the tenants, and particu lars, with conditions of sale, had at the Railway Tavern ; of C. Parke, Esq., solicitor, 37, Moorgate•street ; at the AtiCtion Mart ; and at the Auclioneer's Offices, corner of Little Outer lane, St. Paul's. BUSINESSES. - Mr. ANDREW HIND'S APRIL LIST, containing 600 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships. &a, gratis. Letters enclose stamp. Particu lars entered free. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. UNDER an ASSIGNMENT.—To GROCERS. Mr. ANDREW HIND has for immediate DISPOSAL the Bossiness, Fixtures, Utensils, and Stock of a GROCER. 5, St. Germaine-terrace, Lee, Kent. Good shop and eight rooms. Rent, £5O. Price moderate. Offices, I,Little Carter lane. BERLIN WOOL, FANCY STATIONERY, and TOBACCO.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for DISPOSAL the above, situate in one of the best positions. N. Doing a snug business, and capTh e of much improvement. Price for fittings, fixtures, &C., £lOO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Psu 's, of JAMES'S T II E 0 X F 0 R 1) , di 6, OXFORD STREET, W. g Libraries w Ales of this TIIIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR„ or this new by Otto Nicolai ; also, the TWO GENTLEMEN OF 8 ' our t i me. VERONA, by Sir 11. It. Bishop. Supported by the whole of in Talented Company. Director. Mr. li . Jonglimans. gi Comedy by UNSWORTII and EUGENE, Mr. T. Madigan. W. Ionsill). G. lietsheniou. (LW. Jeater. Mkt Nelly l'owsr IP , (the luvealle comedienne), &c.. &c. Sc ,sanielio." Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private nu 1 boxes, 10s. Od. ' ho tlv_